I found a fly in my salad yesterday

[Nograts]

What's funny is I was actually thinking about bugs on the leaves while eating the salad. (Context being bugs on them while growing in the fields). Then I got to the bottom of my SECOND bowl of salad (didn't wash it after the first, so not sure when the fly was introduced) and there it was. Dead and floating in my salad dressing. D:

I didn't throw up but I was pretty grossed out. It definitely wasn't introduced in our house due to how dead and saturated in dressing it was. It went straight from container to bowl (after quick rinse). Also it wasn't a full grown house fly, maybe like half the size of that or 1/3.

This is what I had if you were wondering:

So now I'm kind of turned off on salad. Which is a shame because I usually eat the hell out of a big salad. Not sure how long this phobia is going to haunt me now. Maybe I can hypnotize it out of me?

Well. Thanks for listening.

 

[CraKaJaX]

Aren't you the dude who had an entire chicken foot in his soup one day and proved some other ATOT'er wrong with a sticky note pic? I would much rather swallow a fly than have an entire foot floating in my soup. That's just me though...

D:

 

[lxskllr]

At least it was a free range organic fly.

 

[Nograts]

Aren't you the dude who had an entire chicken foot in his soup one day and proved some other ATOT'er wrong with a sticky note pic? I would much rather swallow a fly than have an entire foot floating in my soup. That's just me though...

D:

No, I remember that though

I posted this salad awhile ago though:

 

[shortylickens]

Extra protein.

 

[DAGTA]

They don't eat much. you can't share a little bit of your salad?

 

[John Connor]

FWP

 

[highland145]

FWP

This.

The back boy pissed in you tea.

 

[Stopsignhank]

It is better than finding half a fly in your salad.

 

[Rubycon]

I thought you said potatoes.

Oh that was something else...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yecJLI-GRuU

 

[Red Squirrel]

You swallow like 10 spiders per night in average or something like that, I would not worry about a little fly.

 

[Paladin3]

You swallow like 10 spiders per night in average or something like that, I would not worry about a little fly.

The Scientific American says that's an urban legend.

 

[IovitaS]

My friend found a HORNET in a packed spinach! and he was alive...

 

[disappoint]

Sorry that happened to you. I would be grossed out too.

So now I'm kind of turned off on salad. Which is a shame because I usually eat the hell out of a big salad. Not sure how long this phobia is going to haunt me now. Maybe I can hypnotize it out of me?

Well. Thanks for listening.

Haha you actually could but it most likely won't be necessary.

What you have to do to enjoy salads without fear again is twofold.

1. You should get a big bowl if you don't already have one and one of those big plastic salad spinning dryers that dry the leaves quickly and effortlessly. Clean the lettuce in a bowl full of water and spin it dry in the spinner. It's fast and easy.

2. Get back on the horse right away.

After a while of eating salads sans creatures from the black lagoon your mind will come to expect clean lettuce leaves and the fear will dissipate with repetitive good experiences. It might take some time though.

 

[shortylickens]

My friend found a HORNET in a packed spinach! and he was alive...

I should expect so.
Zombies dont eat salad.

 

[Vdubchaos]

You do realize that ANYTHING you eat has bugs on it right? Many you can't even see.

I see 0 problem. You've been eating bugs all along.

 

[purbeast0]

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/an-9i..._2_1991_cockroaches_in_food_at_dinner_part_2/

 

[sdifox]

That is not scary. The scary part is how many you have already eaten without noticing.

 

[MongGrel]

At least it was a free range organic fly.

Extra protein.

:biggrin:

My friend found a HORNET in a packed spinach! and he was alive...

Maybe they should charge extra for that, just for the entertainment value.

Like if a large spider jumps out of your bananas.

 

[John Connor]

Not flys, but maybe the mites having more sex in your one damn eyebrow than you will ever have in your life time. LOL

That is not scary. The scary part is how many you have already eaten without noticing.

 

[Captante]

Extra protein.

Came here to say this ... beat me to it! :awe:

 

[OverVolt]

Would not be worried about a little fly. House flies are grosser.

I ate broccoli caterpillars once.

 

[BudAshes]

I found a pube in my store bought sushi today.

I win/lose.

 

[wabbitslayer]

That happened to me at a reastaurant a few weeks ago, I told the waiter and he said "Please keep it quiet or everybody will want one."

 

[WilsonJes]

That happened to me at a reastaurant a few weeks ago, I told the waiter and he said "Please keep it quiet or everybody will want one."

No way
I would ask him if he wants my fly then, if it's so precious